OnePlus 9 Pro vs Huawei P40 Pro

68 out 100
OnePlus 9 Pro
VS
61 out 100
Huawei P40 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : OnePlus 9 Pro Manufactured in March, 2021, with display 6.7 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888, vs Huawei P40 Pro, Manufactured in March, 2020 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 990 5G. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose OnePlus 9 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.7in
  • Higher pixel density: 525ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Lighter design: 197g vs 209g
  • Higher battery capacity: 4500mAh vs 4200mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5.1
  • Supports DisplayPort
Reasons to choose Huawei P40 Pro
  • Infrared port

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB

Review

Key Specs OnePlus 9 Pro and Huawei P40 Pro
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
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Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.7 in 6.58 in
Resolution 1440x3216 pixels 1200x2640 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 525 ppi 441 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
Max brightness 500 nits 600 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 90.2 % 92.5 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
OnePlus 9 Pro
869 nits
Huawei P40 Pro
494 nits
sRGB gamut97.8 %99.4 %
PWM (Flicker)192 Hz365 Hz
Response time41.5 ms3 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.2 mm (6.43 in) 158.2 mm (6.23 in)
Width 73.6 mm (2.9 in) 72.6 mm (2.86 in)
Thickness 8.7 mm (0.34 in) 9 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 197 g (6.95 oz) 209 g (7.37 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Green
- Black
- Silver
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
OnePlus 9 Pro
90.2 %
Huawei P40 Pro
92.5 %

Performance

Testing OnePlus 9 Pro and Huawei P40 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G
Max Frequency 2840 MHz 2860 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.42 (Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.84 (Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1))
- 4/1.95 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.36 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.86 (Cortex-A76)
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 5 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 780 Da Vinci
Graphics Adreno 660 Mali-G76 MP16
GPU Cores 1024 576
GPU Frequency 840 MHz 600 MHz
FLOPS 1290.2 GFLOPS 691.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
OnePlus 9 Pro
1488
Huawei P40 Pro
1111
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
OnePlus 9 Pro
3996
Huawei P40 Pro
3131
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)14881111
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)39963131
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
OnePlus 9 Pro
975533
Huawei P40 Pro
718357
CPU261741217681
GPU310698212255
Memory177203146459
UX225891141962
NanoReview Score975533718357
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
OnePlus 9 Pro
5707
Huawei P40 Pro
3286
Max Surface Temp.45.6 °C34.2 °C
Stability58 %55 %
Graphics Test34 fps19 fps
Graphics Score57073286
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
OnePlus 9 Pro
11123
Huawei P40 Pro
n/a
Writing score14841n/a
Web score8928n/a
Video editing6066n/a
Data manipulation9290n/a
NanoReview Score11123n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2750 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 3.0
Memory CardNoNano Memory

Software

OS Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 10.0
OS Size 16 GB 16.5 GB
UI Skin OxygenOS 13 EMUI 11

Battery

Volume 4500 mAh 4200 mAh
Max Charging Power 65 W 40 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes (27 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (100% in 32 min) Yes (70% in 40 min)
Full Charge Time 0:32 h 1:15 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
OnePlus 9 Pro
21:58
Huawei P40 Pro
19:22
Web Browsing08:24 h08:10 h
Video Playback12:07 h13:26 h
Games04:56 h04:54 h
Standby Mode116 h81 h

Main camera

Matrix 48 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8000x6000 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3.3x Optical, 5x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 120 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 480 fps (720p) 7680 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 140 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 40 MP
Depth
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix48 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.9
Focal length23 mm23 mm
SensorSony IMX789Sony IMX700
Sensor size1/1.431/1.28
Pixel size1.12 μm1.22 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix8 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/3.4
Focal length77 mm125 mm
SensorOmnivision OV08A10n/a
Sensor size1/4.4n/a
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP40 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length14 mm18 mm
SensorSony IMX766Sony IMX650
Sensor size1/1.561/1.54
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
OnePlus 9 Pro
124
Huawei P40 Pro
130
Video quality
OnePlus 9 Pro
118
Huawei P40 Pro
127
Overall camera score
OnePlus 9 Pro
122
Huawei P40 Pro
129
Bokeh6575
Preview6045
Zoom110124

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 4920x3264 pixels 6464x4864 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length n/a 26 mm
Sensor Sony IMX471 BSI CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.06 1/2.8
Pixel size 1 μm 0.8 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
OnePlus 9 Pro
n/a
Huawei P40 Pro
138
Video quality
OnePlus 9 Pro
n/a
Huawei P40 Pro
144

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.1
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- SBAS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G BandsGSM 850/​900/​1800/​1900GSM 2/3/5/8
3G BandsWCDMA B1/​B2/​B4/​B5/​B8/​B9/​B19WCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B6/B7/B8/B9/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32)
LTE category2021
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
OnePlus 9 Pro
81.1 dB
Huawei P40 Pro
89.1 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced March, 2021 yr March, 2020 yr
Release Date March, 2021 yr March, 2020 yr
Launch Price ($) 970 720
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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